Olympic qualifying moved from Arizona to Florida

The second-chance tournament for the U.S. to qualify for baseball at the delayed Tokyo Olympics is likely to take place in Florida in June.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation said Tuesday the eightnation Americas Qualifier is expected to be contested in early June at Florida sites to be announced.

The U.S. is grouped with Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and Puerto

Rico, while Canada, Colombia, Cuba and Venezuela are in the other group.

■ Blue Jays: Pitcher Nate Pearson aggravated his strained right groin during a bullpen session Tuesday, further decreasing the hard-throwing righthander’s chance of making Toronto’s opening-day roster.

■ Mariners: Seattle lost a potential arm out of the bullpen after Roenis

Elias was scheduled to undergo surgery for an elbow injury suffered last week. Manager Scott Servais announced the decision Tuesday, although he did not know the specifics of which surgery Elias will need.

■ Orioles: Infielder Maikel Franco and Baltimore finalized an $800,000, oneyear contract on Tuesday. The 28-yearold would get a $200,000 performance bonus if he reaches 400 plate appearances. He would get a $250,000 assignment bonus if traded.

■ Rangers: Outfielder Willie Calhoun likely will start the regular season on the injured list because of a lingering groin injury. General manager Chris Young said Calhoun, who hasn’t played in a spring training game since March 8, has a low-grade groin strain.